{"active":false,"first_name":"William","last_name":"Cadena","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"049 DET","assignment_date":"2011-01-07","id":"49det"},"shield_no":989,"ended_date":"2022-03-01","taxid":"936273","middle_initial":"E","shield_no_history":[18238],"appt_date":"2005-01-10","lawsuits":[{"name":"Smith, Jorden vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-06-03","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"807419/2022E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On July 24, 2021, in the Bronx, Plaintiff Smith was wrongfully touched, grabbed, searched, seized, and arrested by NYPD Detective William Cadena and NYPD Officers John/Jane Doe 1-10 without an arrest warrant or search warrant. The Plaintiff was questioned by police officers, while in custody,\nwithout having his Miranda rights read to him. The Plaintiff was falsely imprisoned and remained imprisoned while locked in an interrogation room at the police precinct by the Defendants, their agents, servants and/or employees. The Defendants, jointly and severally, their agents, servants, and/or employees failed to take reasonable steps to stop the prosecution of the Plaintiff and instead maliciously and deliberately provided false and/or incomplete information to the District Attorney’s office to induce prosecution of the Plaintiff and due to the absence of probable cause malice can be inferred. On August 13, 2021, the criminal charges against the Plaintiff\nwere dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=I/TfkvmpniCQmb_PLUS_ta0ck8w==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Gardner, Allen Scott vs Robinson, Dominic, et al.","start_date":"2018-11-07","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"16CV01548","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Cadena, William E.","summary":"On October 13, 2015, Plaintiff Allen Scott Gardner was taken to a police precinct in the Bronx in connection to a domestic dispute. At the precinct, Plaintiff was brought to an interrogation room where Defendant POs Dominic Robinson, Robert Cintron, William Cadena, Michael Gersh, and Melvin Moutrie were located. The defendants began to verbally intimidate plaintiff, making statements to Plaintiff indicating he was “going to jail” and that the police officers were going to “lock him up.” Upon Plaintiff asking why he was being arrested, Defendants met outside, and decided they would \"do it the hard way\" and then punched Plaintiff in the face and stomach repeatedly, stomping on Plaintiff, and pulling his arms behind his body. Plaintiff sustained numerous injuries to his face, head, and back as a result of the assault.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.454230/gov.uscourts.nysd.454230.72.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6297550/gardner-v-robinson/"},{"name":"Burrell, Linda vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-07-08","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"304247/2013","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Cadena, William E."}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"}],"id":"DDWZ","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/DDWZ"}